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Minutes for the Florida Defense Alliance Teleconference on Tuesday, January 30, 2018

The Florida Defense Alliance of Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) held a teleconference from 10:00 AM - 11:14 AM EST. Present at the Meeting: First Name Last Name Organization

Jim Breitenfeld Okaloosa County Defense Support Initiative

Greg Britton DEO

Ryan Butler DEO

Jennifer Codo-Salisbury CFRPC/FDA Exec Board

Harrison Conyers City of Jacksonville

Lt Col Bill Dudley Florida Defense Support Task Force

Jeff Fanto Eglin AFB/FDA Exec Board

Debi Graham Pensacola

Bruce Grant Enterprise Florida, Inc.

Michelle Griggs Enterprise Florida, Inc.

LTG David Huntoon The Principi Group

Tim Jones Cybrix Group/FDA Exec Board

Kellie Jo Kilberg FDA Chair

Greg Kiley The Principi Group

Carrie Kyzar Ecology & Environment

Julie LaRow NAS Whiting Field

Terry McCaffrey Enterprise Florida, Inc.

Nancy Model Santa Rosa County Grants Office

Steve Murray FDVA

Tom Neubauer Bay Defense Alliance

Ilario Pantano Institute for Veterans & Military Families

Patty Piazza Military Spouse/Family Employment Advocate for NE FL

Crystal Post CareerSource Brevard Patrick AFB

Marcy Sanders Enterprise Florida, Inc.

Jackie Smith Congressman Ander Crenshaw

Rita Smith CareerSource Okaloosa Walton/FDA Exec Board

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Agenda: See below

Teleconference Meeting Agenda

Dial-in number: 800-501-8979 Access Code: 1869945

(As of: January 29, 2018)

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 _____________________ 1000 - 1215 EST

1000 – 1005 Roll Call…………………………………………….…………..….…Michelle Griggs 1005 – 1010 Opening Remarks………………………………….……………..…..…………Chair 1010 – 1020 Federal Update……………….………….……………….……LTG David Huntoon 1020 – 1030 Legislative Updates…………………..…..….……………………...…Bruce Grant 1030 – 1040 Base Commanders’ Meeting Update…………………………….….Bruce Grant 1040 – 1050 Oil Drilling Ban…..……………………………………….………...Terry McCaffrey

BOEM Meeting in Tallahassee on February 8th 1050 – 1100 Sentinel Landscape Updates – Avon Park & Eglin ……………………..…Chair 1100 – 1110 FDSTF Update/Strategic Plan…………………………………….Terry McCaffrey 1110 – 1120 Mission Sustainment Working Group Update…….….………………Jeff Fanto 1120 – 1130 Family Support Working Group Update………………………………Rita Smith 1130 – 1200 Local Defense Community Strategic Discussions……..…………..……..Chair

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South Florida o Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties

East Central Florida o Brevard and Orange Counties

West Central Florida o Highlands, Polk, Tampa, and Pinellas Counties

Northeast o Duval and Clay Counties

Northwest o Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton, Okaloosa, and Bay Counties

Tom Tolbert Eglin AFB

Larry Ventura Homestead ARB

Jana Wibberley Deloitte

Steve Williamson South Florida Defense Alliance

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1200 – 1205 Public Comment 1205 – 1215 Closing Comments…………………………….…………………….….…..…..Chair 1215 Adjournment……………………………………………..……….………...…….Chair A quorum being present, Bruce Grant began the call on January 30, 2018 at 10:00 AM EST.

I. Agenda Item I: Roll Call Michelle Griggs took roll of members on the call by region.

II. Agenda Item II: Opening Remarks Kellie Jo Kilberg began the call by welcoming members and thanking them for their continued participation in FDA.

III. Agenda Item III: Federal Update Lieutenant General David Huntoon reported on current events in Washington, DC including the budget and the most recent Continuing Resolution, the new National Security and National Defense Strategies, the National Defense Authorization Act, the upcoming Association of Defense Communities in San Diego, California next month, the offshore drilling issue in the Gulf of Mexico, FY2018 Department of Defense (DoD)audits, remaining positions to be filled in the DoD and the selection of Tampa as the location for the 2019 DoD Warrior Games.

IV. Agenda Item IV: Legislative Updates Bruce Grant discussed military bills tracking in this current Legislative Session. HB 0029/SB 1884 revises licensure eligibility requirements, waiver of certain licensure fees and course requirements for military members, spouses and veterans; designates “Medal of Honor Day.”

HB 0785/SB1864 is a military affairs bill that prohibits landlords from requiring advance deposits from prospective servicemember tenants; authorizes servicemember tenants to terminate rental agreement under certain circumstances; transfers certain duties from DEO to the Florida Defense Support Task Force (FDSTF); adds the FDA Chair to the FDSTF as a non-voting member; transfers DIG and DRG grants back to Enterprise Florida. This bill has not been placed on an agenda. He asks FDA members to please call or email your local Representatives and urge the importance of this Bill. The two resolutions regarding the Gulf of Mexico Range Complex and supports the extension of the current moratorium on drilling in the Gulf, east of the Military Mission Line are moving along and look to pass in their respective chambers in the near future.

V. Agenda Item V: Base Commanders’ Meeting Update

Bruce Grant reported on the most recent Base Commanders’ Meeting held on January 25, 2018 at NSA Orlando. He noted that the slides from the meeting were emailed out to all State Agency Heads prior, in order for them to have a chance to look at the Base Commanders’ concerns and give them time to research and report findings and answer questions at the meeting. FDA, the FDSTF and DEO were thanked many times throughout the meeting. He presented the questions posed by the FDA, informing the Base Commanders that the FDA would like to help them with energy resiliency issues and asked for points of contact. He is working on those contacts and will provide them as soon as his list is complete.

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VI. Agenda Item VI: Oil Drilling Ban

Terry McCaffrey discussed that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be meeting in Tallahassee on Thursday, February 8th from 3 PM to 7 PM at the Four Points by Sheraton on Tennessee Street. He noted that the oil drilling issue was brought up at the last Base Commanders’ Meeting and Governor Scott believes that Florida has been removed from the oil drilling talks. Governor Scott told the Commanders if they heard differently to contact him immediately and gave them his cell phone number. He has put together a list of talking points, based off of the Task Force’s Oil Drilling White Paper, and is available to anyone who’s interested in attending the BOEM meeting next week.

VII. Agenda Item VII: FDSTF Update/Strategic Plan Terry McCaffrey informed the members that the Florida Defense Factbook has been completed and distributed. It’s also on the FDSTF website at www.enterpriseflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/Florida-Defense-Factbook-2017-1.pdf. The full Economic Impact Study is only on the website at www.enterpriseflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/Florida-Defense-Industry-Economic-Impact-Assessment_2017-FINAL.pdf. The grant application window for FY2019 has been reopened for new or emerging projects. These will compete with applications that have already been received at the May Task Force meeting in Tallahassee. The deadline to submit these applications is February 15th. The grant application is on the Task Force website at www.enterpriseflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/FY-2018-2019-FDSTF-Grant-Funding-Application-Form_distributed.pdf. The Task Force Annual Report has been completed and delivered to the Governor and the Legislature. It is also available on the website at www.enterpriseflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2017-FDSTF-Annual-Report.pdf. The Task Force’s Strategic Plan is a work in progress. It is largely based on the recent re-SWOT by The Principi/Spectrum Group. He’s sent a draft plan out to FDA members and would like input regarding completed projects or issues which are no longer relevant. The deadline is February 2nd.

VIII. Agenda Item VIII: Sentinel Landscape Updates – Avon Park & Eglin Jennifer Codo-Salisbury reported that thanks to the Community Planning Technical Assistance grant the Central Florida Regional Planning Council received from DEO, they are able to move forward with the Avon Park Sentinel Landscape projects. She discussed the deliverables associated with these projects which need to be completed by June 30, 2018.

IX. Agenda Item IX: Mission Sustainment Working Group Update Carrie Kyzar discussed that the Mission Sustainment Working Group is busy preparing for the FDA meeting in March and is looking to continue the discussion with the local Base Commanders regarding energy resiliency. On their agenda for the meeting is issues regarding rising seas and water levels, flooding, energy resiliency and cyberspace and security. They are open to discussing any pressing issues or emerging concerns, as well. Please contact Carrie or Jeff to be placed on the agenda for the March meeting.

X. Agenda Item X: Family Support Working Group Update Rita Smith reported that the Family Support Working Group is working on an agenda for the upcoming March meeting. They are working on streamlining the processes regarding HB 0029/SB 1884, the regulations and processes for the licensure for military spouses. They are in the process of sending out invitations to the March meeting, to serve on the Family Support

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Working Group and asked if anyone knows of folks who would be a good fit, please let her know and she will send out an invitation to them.

Ilario Pantano, the Senior Director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, discussed some of the programs within the IVMF and the AmericaServes program. AmericaServes is a network of service providers who ensure unequaled access to the very best and most comprehensive network of services, resources, and care designed exclusively for service members, veterans, and their families found anywhere in America. AmericaServes is a national-facing movement dedicated to building and sustaining community-based practices to best-serving those that have served us. To discuss further or if anyone has any questions, please feel free to email him at igpantan@syr.edu.

XI. Agenda Item XI: Local Defense Community Strategic Discussions Larry Ventura from Homestead ARB reported on the recent issue with the urban development boundary line close to the base. Through letters of support from Governor Scott and Representative Holly Raschein they were successful in preventing any building close to the base. Jennifer Codo-Salisbury from the Central Florida Regional Planning Council reported that thanks to the DIG grants and grants from the FDSTF they are closing on easements in phases 3 and 4 this year and hope to have a tree planting once the easements are finalized. Tim Jones reported that DoD/OEA recently visited the Tinker School and they are hopeful that they will move up on the list to receive funding for upgrades and improvements. The 927 Air Refueling Wing will have a change of command in the near future. MacDill is redoing their memorial park which welcomes guests into the base. He talked about the many events happening at SOFWERX such as the 5G compatibility assessment, a rapid prototyping event which focuses on tactical swarm drones and kinetic payloads and delivery. SOFCON is coming up on February 20th to the 23rd, trying to develop non-standard use cases between the military and industry. Harrison Conyers from the City of Jacksonville reported that they were disappointed with the news that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not be based at the 125th International Guard Fighter Wing. After many years they have finally received funding to build the new fire station at the 125th Fighter Wing. At NAS JAX, construction for the Triton Mission Control Facility will be complete in late spring. At NS Mayport, the final design review for the operating base for the Triton will also be completed in late spring. They continue to work with encroachment protection initiatives. Debi Graham from the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce reported that they are working in preparation of the Northwest Florida Defense Coalition Fly-In next week in Washington, DC. Tom Neubauer of the Bay Defense Alliance spoke about Tyndall AFB being the preferred location for the RPA program. They are monitoring the upcoming EIS process and associated beddown plan. There will be a Bay Defense Alliance representative present at the ADC Conference in California in early February. They are looking forward to the Northwest Florida Defense Coalition Fly-In next week as they have meetings scheduled with the Air Force and Pentagon. Nancy Model from the Santa Rosa County Grants Office reported that they also are looking forward to the Northwest Florida Defense Coalition Fly-In as two of their County Commissioners will attend as well as Colonel Pete Gandy. She thanked DEO for DIG funding as last fall they had

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five closures on easements totaling over $400,000 which are matched 75% with Navy REPI funds.

XII. Agenda Item XII: Public Comment No public comments were made at this time.

XIII. Agenda Item XIII: Closing Comments Bruce Grant reminded FDA members who are involved with older DIG grants that are still under the purview of Enterprise Florida, that those grants will expire this year. He is working to make sure that everyone is reimbursed as quickly as possible. This year there is $3 million plus available for these grants so in all communities who have outstanding DIGs, please expend those funds so these grants can be closed out. Kellie Jo Kilberg, Chair, reminded of the February 8th BOEM Meeting in Tallahassee and please make calls to legislators regarding House Bill 785 and Senate Bill 1864. If anyone has any questions regarding these bills don’t hesitate to contact her, Bruce Grant or Terry McCaffrey. Kellie Jo Kilberg closed the FDA conference call at 11:14 AM by thanking everyone for participating. The next in-person FDA membership meeting will be on March 21, 2018 in Jacksonville in conjunction with the March 22nd FDSTF meeting.

The conference call was adjourned at 11:14 AM EST.

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Minutes for the Florida Defense Alliance Bi-Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Florida Defense Alliance of Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) held a meeting from 8:10 AM EDT- 4:28 PM EDT. Present at the Meeting: First Name Last Name Organization

Courtney Barker City of Satellite Beach

Lynn Brannon Building Healthy Military Communities

Jim Breitenfeld The Principi Group

Ryan Butler DEO

George Cheros National Center for Simulation

Josh Cockerell Clay County Development Authority

Jennifer Codo-Salisbury Central Florida Regional Planning Council

Harrison Conyers City of Jacksonville, Florida

Terry Cowan CareerSource Okaloosa Walton

Dave Dahl Navy Region Southeast

Kandi Debus US Navy – Navy Region Southeast

Jeff Fanto 96th Civil Engineer Group

Debi Graham Greater Pensacola Chamber

Bruce Grant Enterprise Florida, Inc.

Mildred Gray CareerSource NEFL

Amy Green Florida National Guard

Michelle Griggs Enterprise Florida, Inc.

Jim Hinkle The Spectrum Group

Paul Hirsch Madison Government Affairs, Inc.

David Huntoon The Principi Group

Tim Jones Tampa Bay Defense Alliance

Steve Kaufman SJK Public Relations

Kellie Jo Kilberg Kilberg & Associates

Terry McCaffrey Enterprise Florida, Inc.

Buck MacLaughlin Avon Park Air Force Range

Chris Miller Office of Congressman John Rutherford

Chris Moore General Dynamics Information Technology

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Cassie Muffley NSA Orlando & Naval Ordinance Test Unit

Chuck Nygaard Crowley Maritime

Lisa Pappas SJK Public Relations

Tony Principi The Principi Group

Kay Rasmussen EDC Okaloosa County/Defense Support Initiatives Committee

Edwin Richardson Richardson Strategy & Stealth Performance Communication

Marcy Sanders Enterprise Florida, Inc.

Matthew Schellhorn US Navy NAS Jacksonville/NS Mayport

Rita Smith CareerSource Okaloosa Walton

Joe Snowberger Veteran Comp[ass, LLC & Mission United First Coast

Matt Straughan Commander, Navy Region Southeast

Jacquelyn Whittaker DoubleTree by Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

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Semi- Annual Meeting Agenda Courtyard Marriott Jacksonville-Orange Park, Orange Park, FL

March 21, 2018_____________________ 0800-1700 EDT 0800-0815 Welcome Remarks/Introductions

Kellie Jo Kilberg

0815-0855 Washington DC Update

Secretary Tony Principi General David Huntoon

0855-0930 0930-0945

Rising Sea/Water Level Break

Courtney Barker

0945-1100

1100-1115 1115-1145 1145-1300

Florida Ranges Panel Terry McCaffrey, Florida Defense Support Task Force Christopher Moore, GDIT Buck MacLaughlin, Avon Park Air Force Range George Cheros, National Center for Simulation FDSTF Update/Strategic Plan CyberSecurity Lunch

Kellie Jo Kilberg

Terry McCaffrey FBI Representative

1300-1445 Working Groups Meet Mission Sustainment

o Energy Resiliency BCM Meeting Survey Outcomes o Encroachment o MML/Oil Drilling Ban o Florida Ranges

Family Support o Building Healthy Military Communities o Military to Mariner Initiative - Chuck Nygaard o Best Practices

Jeff Fanto Rita Smith

1445-1500 1500-1515 1515-1530 1530-1550

ADC San Diego Best Practices Lessons Best Practices – DIG Grants Clay County DRG/DIG Grants Working Groups’ Report / FDA Discussion Mission Sustainment Family Support

Josh Cockrell Ryan Butler

Jeff Fanto Rita Smith

1550-1645 Economic Development Community Significant Current Initiative Update Northwest

o Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton, Okaloosa and Bay Counties

Northeast o Duval and Clay Counties

East Central Florida o Brevard and Orange Counties

Local Defense Partners

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West Central Florida Highlands, Polk, Tampa and Pinellas Counties South

Florida o Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties

1645-1655 Next Meeting Planning There will be an FDA teleconference on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 0900 EST. The next in-person FDA meeting is Wednesday, November 14, 2018, Cocoa Beach, Florida

Kellie Jo Kilberg

1655-1700 Closing Comments/Adjourn

Kellie Jo Kilberg

1830-2030 FDA / Florida Defense Support Task Force No-Host Dinner – Hilltop Club & Restaurant 2030 Wells Road, Orange Park, FL 32073

Thank you to our Refreshment Sponsor:

Jacksonville Regional Chamber

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A quorum being present, Chairman Kellie Jo Kilberg began the meeting on March 21, 2018 at 8:10 AM EDT.

I. Agenda Item I: Welcome & Introductions

Chairman Kellie Jo Kilberg welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending. Introductions were made around the room. She thanked the Jacksonville Regional Chamber for our Beverage Station sponsorship.

II. Agenda Item II: Washington, DC Update Lieutenant General David Huntoon reported on current events in Washington, DC including the budget, the positions which have been filled in the Department of Defense (DoD), the National Security, National Defense and National Military Strategies, the 2018 Defense Budget and fifth Continuing Resolution, the hearings currently occurring on the Hill, FY2018 DoD audits, the FY19 Defense Budget increase ($716 billion), the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, BRAC, Services’ Unfunded Priority Lists which have been sent to Congress identifying MILCON projects, the new Air Force Operations and Training School at Hurlburt Field and the upstart of the Army Futures Command on which a decision for placement will be made very quickly. Also, TPG will attend the Sea-Air-Space Exposition in April and will also attend the ADC Conference in June in Washington, DC.

III. Agenda Item III: Rising Sea/Water Levels Courtney Barker, City Manager for the City of Satellite Beach, presented on rising sea levels. The City of Satellite Beach has been doing sea level rise work since 2010 during which their Sea Level Rise Adaptation Report was performed to assess their municipal vulnerability and to initiate the planning process to mitigate impacts. In 2014 they were awarded a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for their Coastal Partnership Initiative and Community Resiliency Program and held their first public workshop. In 2016 the City of Satellite Beach and Stetson University received a Sea Grant for the GIS mapping of critical infrastructure.

She talked about storm surge and erosion showing that a Category 5 hurricane can produce up to 26-feet of storm surge. The lowest elevation is on the river side which is where the most flooding occurs, however FEMA has designated the ocean coastline as a flood zone. 67% of flood insurance policies are for properties located out of FEMA flood zones. The city has updated their stormwater master plan which includes sea level rise in the modeling, increasing the life span of pipes and includes water quality standards meaning they will likely be doubling their stormwater utility fee for residents this year. To address development in flood areas they have created a Charter amendment for the November 2018 Ballot to direct densities away from areas of known flooding and replace potential density units in higher elevation areas. They are providing incentives for redevelopment/development in non-flood zone areas and adopting policies for how access to these properties will be managed by the city/county when the flooding is too expensive to maintain. They’re providing information to property owners at the time of sale and permitting and creating building standards that allows property owners to protect their property. She informed that 41.2 miles of Brevard County beaches are classified as critically eroded. They are working on a statewide policy with other environmental organizations and cities for coastal retreat in repeatedly compromised areas. The City created a Sustainability Board in 2015, which has created a plan with green

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achievement targets. The City is placing solar on City Hall this year and is transitioning their administrative fleet to electric vehicles. They no longer use synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. She presented a study done by the University of California at Berkeley in which they find consistently lower Household Carbon Footprints (HCF) in urban core cities and higher carbon footprints in outlying suburbs. While population density contributes to relatively low HCF in the central cities of large metropolitan areas, the more extensive suburbanization in these regions contributes to an overall net increase in HCF compared to smaller metropolitan areas. Suburbs alone account for about 50% of total U.S. HCF. In summary: We need to address the lack of public transportation across the State. Stop developing non-urban wetlands. Balance the long range costs to the tax payers of developing in known hazard areas

(high erosion areas, wetlands, etc.) with property rights. Promote mixed use urban centers. Continue to revitalize our downtowns. Advocate for state and federal resources to help communities plan and prepare. Complete the necessary plans for our infrastructure and fund the improvements.

IV. Agenda Item IV: Florida Ranges Panel

Terry McCaffrey, Florida Defense Support Task Force, presented on the Southeast Ranges and how they’re all connected. Florida is the anchor for ALL Southeast Ranges. Due to Florida’s unique panhandle and peninsular geography with a long coastline, the state offers multiple access lanes into vast air and sea spaces. A majority of Florida’s bases are located here because of the good flying weather, gulf & deep water access, and proximity to test and training ranges. The Gulf Range Complex is a unique national resource. The range is larger than all other training ranges inside the continental US combined. Test activities are considerably dependent on unconstrained access to the eastern Gulf of Mexico airspace and sea space. Task Force seed money has primed the pump to enhance Gulf Range tracking capability for modern test and training activities. He talked briefly about the oil drilling moratorium in the Gulf as offshore drilling is incompatible with missions in the Gulf. Oil exploration and/or platforms placed in the eastern Gulf could jeopardize military missions and severely reduce Florida’s appeal to keep military installations in the sunshine state. Chris Moore, General Dynamics Information Technology/Bay Defense Alliance, presented on the importance of the Southeast Ranges to the Navy as they have many special operations vessels which need a wide variety of areas to operate. The Gulf of Mexico provides a variety of depths, in some areas up to over 3,000 meters deep. These areas serve MH-53 Helicopters, MK 18, Mods 1 and 2, the littoral battlespace sensing glider, mine countermeasure exercises and remote mine hunting systems. In the future, the Navy is moving in the direction of autonomy and in doing so, will need a place to train. Buck MacLaughlin, Avon Park Air Force Range, presented on land ranges and training as Avon Park AFR is a training facility for any unit. The range is large enough for simultaneous operating areas, has drop zones enable assault on runway/tactical areas, is an isolated range

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with large target areas with 360°run-ins and has training and authorization for inert full-scale weapons. Units from bases all across the country have trained at Avon Park AFR and even some from Canada have trained during the winter months. Also, the prescribed fire team from Avon Park has travelled to areas across the country to perform prescribed fire services. He spoke briefly about the conservation connectivity and environmental partners associated with the range.

Develop an enterprise approach to range investment that supports 5th Gen and beyond training; integrates live with virtual and constructive entities; improves contested, degraded, operationally limited (CDO) training with increased realism and threat density; integrates live training with space and cyber space; supports special ops range training requirements; and provides stable, ten year, investment and planning horizon. George Cheros, National Center for Simulation, presented on live, virtual and constructive training. Live being everything you see (planes and helicopters flying, tanks, etc.). Virtual is basically sitting in a simulator and constructive is bringing in outside threats and changing the environment via a computer screen which integrates both live and virtual.

V. Agenda Item V: FDSTF Update/Strategic Plan Terry McCaffrey updated on the Florida Defense Support Task Force. He discussed membership issues, noting the resignation of Chief Fritts and advising that the Chair would switch back to the House on July 1st. Current items of interest are oil drilling and the Military Mission Line (MML) as we continue to push for extending MML moratorium; the passing of current bills during the latest Legislative Session; and the ongoing BOEM Process. The most recent Florida Defense Factbook has just been published with the new Economic Impact Study and he’s just completed the 2018 Strategic Plan and thanked everyone for their inputs as it should be approved at tomorrow’s Task Force Meeting Three grants have been awarded for 2017-2018 in the amount of $400,000. The TF will hear two additional grant presentations tomorrow from the South Florida Progress Foundation ($152,500) and the Greater Pensacola Chamber ($73,000) for consideration for funding this year. Eleven applications have been received for FY18-19 cycle worth approximately $3.5 million. The TF is expecting to have about $850K available for next years’ Grant Program. Bruce Grant reported on this year’s Legislative Session. Bills already signed by the Governor are HB 29 which eases professional licensing fees and requirements for certain military members, veterans and their spouses and HB 75 which authorizes FCS institutions to waive any portion of specific fees that are not covered under the DoD Military Tuitions Assistance program. Bills passed but not yet signed by the Governor are SB 100 which eliminates the fee a veteran must pay to have the work “Veteran” displayed on an identification card or driver license and HB 1173, Lands Used for Governmental Purposes. Budget successes this year is the $100 million appropriated to Florida Forever as well as the $2 million allocated to the TF. Also grant funding for Military Base Protection in the amount of $150,000, Defense Reinvestment for $850,000 and Defense Infrastructure for $1.6 million.

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A few bills were unsuccessful such as high rent demands for servicemembers in South Florida and a bill to fix a loophole in developing agricultural lands around military bases. Staff will continue to work on these issues in hopes to get them passed during the next Session.

VI. Agenda Item VI: CyberSecurity Special Agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation presented on cybersecurity as it pertains to the FBI. He talked about hacking and noted that the FBI deals with the detection, investigation, attribution and disruption, going after the cyber actors. DoD and the NSA deal with those cyber actors from other countries. The FBI’s role is to identify, pursue and defeat the cyber adversaries. This department of the FBI was established back in 2002 to deal with cyber intrusions. Every crime they deal with involves a computer, unauthorized access to a computer network.

FBI priorities are 1 - terrorism, 2 - counter intelligence and 3 - cybercrimes. Their cyber division has approximately 2,500 active cases and is following over 77 advanced persistent threats (APT) worldwide. He explained that the way cyber actors get into networks is to go after the weakest link. To get to the file server with the most important information, they will hack into system through the weakest computer, the run specialized tools used to escalate privileges or move laterally along the network, to get to computer they want to attack.

He talked about business email compromise which is when a cyber actor hacks into a business’s email system then sit and wait for a large transaction to take place. When that happens they send an email which appears to be from the individual who is receiving the money and they provide new wiring instructions so that the money is stolen rather than going to where it was intended. The best thing to do if you ever receive any sort of changed payment method is to call and verify. We need to learn to be more skeptic of emails that seem out of the ordinary.

He talked about ransomware which is where someone locks up your computer and demands you to pay money via bitcoin to get your information back. The FBI suggests not to ever paying any ransom as there’s no guarantee you’ll get back your files and it encourages these attackers to continue doing these attacks. Always have back-ups to defeat the ransomware. Home users back up information and place offline.

VII. Agenda Item VI: Working Groups Meet The Mission Sustainment and Family Support Working Groups met for separate discussions at this time.

VIII. Agenda Item VIII: DIG Grants/Clay County Josh Cockerell, Clay County Development Authority, shared information on best practices when applying for grants. He discussed ways to assist in closing land purchased such as having a source for matching funds like REPI or from the National Guard Bureau. These can match up to 50% and it’s important to secure those funds in advance. Clay County has strategic partners who collaborate with them serve as key agencies and acquisition agents. When applying for grants, they have already identified properties for purchase and willing sellers through the strategic plans developed by the bases and are willing to close quickly.

IX. Agenda Item IX: ADC San Diego Best Practices Lessons Kay Rasmussen attended the ADC Installation Innovation Forum and feels it’s a great source to network with people from other communities, to see what they’re doing and bring back to Okaloosa County. She talked about the change from energy resiliency now focusing on energy independence. She also discussed range support and comments made on range sustainment and enhancement.

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Debi Graham discussed the ability to share many of the same frustrations with other states in regards to approval processes and legal issues. She noted that she also tries to get one-on-one time with Undersecretaries in attendance to ask for help pushing certain issues. She discussed that Florida is way ahead on issues such as spouse employment and education, but that they are looking at the possibility of using OEA funds to support education, primarily charter schools. Tim Jones discussed the Marines talking about converting to smart bases as the Major General wants less people and more technology on base. Inter-Governmental Support Agreements (IGSA) have now been increased to 10 years (from 5) and as of January 30th the base commander now has approval authority for IGSAs. He attended a panel on defining military value which talked about future test ranges which will not be judged by physical size. The DoD will use the Army method to determine excess base capacity as they are conducting an internal look to determine if they have excess capacity and are able to close down on their own. Jim Breitenfeld discussed the conversations with DoD regarding pursuing the extension of the Military Mission Line. Bruce Grant brought up issues on energy resiliency and security. Paul Hirsch noted the rising water issue which is currently receiving much recognition.

X. Agenda Item X: DRG/DIG Grants Ryan Butler, Department of Economic Opportunity, discussed that the FY18-19 budget included $2.6 million for DRG and DIG funding and DEO is looking forward to funding the majority of the requests they’ve received. They got an early jump on the FY18-19 cycle applications as the deadline closed on March 13th and they are wrapping up completeness checks before proceeding into evaluations next week. He’s hopeful that those who applied during the most recent cycle have seen improvements in the system changes implemented recently by DEO. They have received 11 DRG and 6 DIG applications for FY18-19 funding.

XI. Agenda Item XI: Working Groups Report / FDA Discussion Jeff Fanto, chair of the Mission Sustainment Working Group (MSWG), reported to members that their workgroup discussed energy resiliency and the created a sub-working group who will follow-up with the base points of contact for any assistance. They had a great, in-depth discussion on the Military Mission Line and the oil drilling ban in the Gulf which shows an immediate need to pull ahead of the Department of the Interior’s desire to conduct lease sales east of the MML starting in 2019 as the moratorium is set to expire in 2022. They discussed encroachment mitigation and identified solutions through ideas brought forward by the Avon Park Air Force Range and Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Eglin Air Force Base and NAS Whiting Field. The group has been directed to go out and talk to their local bases on the status of their various encroachment studies to report back at the next meeting. Rita Smith reported from the Family Support Working Group (FSWG), that speaker Laura Holly came and talked with them about child abuse across the country. She discussed characteristics and warning signs of child abuse and how to become more aware of those warning signs. Lynn Brannon gave an update on Building Healthy Military Communities who are concentrating on the counties with the greatest needs for their services. Chuck Nygaard spoke about the Military to Mariner initiative as there is a disconnect as servicemembers discharged from the Navy not having the proper credentials to go out into the workforce and

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gain employment. They had a presentation on radKIDS, which is a national program that empowers graduates how to protect themselves.

XII. Agenda Item XII: Economic Development Community Significant Current

Initiative Update Debi Graham reported from the Greater Pensacola Chamber that Escambia County is utilizing the DIG grants to close on properties outside of the front gate at NAS Pensacola. The enclave project is ongoing as they work to separate the public and private parts of the base. They are working to identify opportunities to help with the education system specifically with the schools around the base housing. They have created the West Florida Defense Alliance which is working on issues both inside and outside the gate at NAS Pensacola. Kay Rasmussen reported from Okaloosa County that the Five County NW Florida Defense Coalition had a delegation fly-in to Washington, D.C. where they spent a day and a half on the Hill, the Pentagon and DoD, and was a big success. The EDC of Okaloosa County recently hosted a military-friendly symposium where the intent was to bring information to the local level as the sometimes communities don’t understand the military presence, its impact and what is occurring on the bases. The Information Operations Technical Training School is standing up at Hurlburt Field and will be operational in 2019. There is a Tri-County Community Partnership Initiative (Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties) has recently formed a transportation working group and will be looking at what they can do to facilitate partners and find solutions to mission critical transportation problems. Harrison Conyers from the City of Jacksonville reported that NAS Jacksonville has been very active with their encroachment protection and base buffering as they own Outlying Field Whitehouse and had multiple acquisitions of restricted use easements around Whitehouse last fall which totals about 1,200 acres protected in that area. $8.5 million has been invested in the Triton Mission Control Facility as the control base is a NAS JAX and the units will be at NS Mayport. Last November NAS JAX hosted the Air and Sea Show and hosted about 260,000 people over two days. At NS Mayport the next Littoral Combat Ship will arrive in two weeks. They continue the efforts to request that funding be allocated to bring a nuclear carrier to Jacksonville. Dredging was completed reducing the river down to 47-feet. They did encroachment protection around NA Mayport as they’ve acquired all except one of the commercial property in historic Mayport village to protect that area from encroachment. About $300 million will be spent over the next two years building support facilities and control facilities for the LCS’s. Upcoming are the Military Spouse Appreciation Night and Vetrepreneur events. It was also announced that Harrison Conyers was recently made an honorary member of the Vietnam Veterans of America and is one of only four individuals in the nation to receive that honor. George Cheros reported that Brigadier General Cole from PEOSTRI will be retiring in July and he will be replaced by Brigadier General Michael Sloane. The Navy will change command as Captain Etz will be retiring, replaced by Captain Hill. One of the buildings purchased last year will house a cyber SCIF and the National Cyber Range will move from a private contractor to that facility. PEOSTRI has announced that Orlando will be the center of training for all cyber training acquisition for the U.S. and its allies. Paul Hirsch advised that the White House has reestablished the Space Advisory Council who met at Cape Canaveral recently. SpaceX had two heavy launches last quarter out of Cape Canaveral and we should see close to 50 private sector launches per year in the future. The Battlefield Airmen Training Center the location has been put on hold by the Air Force. Tim Jones reported on the OEA visit to MacDill AFB and Tinker Middle School and reports they have moved up on the line items for MILCON. They continue to monitor the Florida Rock issue but all seems to be under control at this time. Transportation issues are moving

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forward. The base access has a new mobile app which informs of gate crowding and seems to be working well. They continue to study the new off-ramp which DOT is working diligently. Buck MacLaughlin reported that Avon Park Air Force Range is working on completing several conservation easements in the near future. Range Commander Colonel Daniel Edgar is rotating out and will have a change of command this summer. The Sun & Fun Airshow will be on April 10th through 15th and the MacDill Airfest will be on May 12th and 13th and will have demos from the F-22 and the A-10.

XIII. Agenda Item XIII: Next Meeting Planning Chairman Kellie Jo Kilberg announced that there will be a FDA teleconference on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 0900 EDT. The next FDA in-person meeting will be on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in Cocoa Beach.

XIV. Agenda Item XIV: Closing Comments/Adjourn

Chairman Kellie Jo Kilberg thanked everyone for attending and being engaged. Bruce Grant asked everyone to continue sending in articles, photos, etc., for the FDA Newsletter.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:28 PM EDT.

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Minutes for the Florida Defense Alliance Teleconference on Tuesday, August 30, 2018

The Florida Defense Alliance of Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) held a teleconference from 9:00 AM - 10:47 AM EDT. Present at the Meeting: First Name Last Name Organization

Chad Allison Central Florida Regional Planning Council

Jonathan Borgert South Dade Chamber MAC

Lynn Brannon Building Healthy Military Communities

Jim Breitenfeld Okaloosa County Defense Support Initiative

Jennifer Codo-Salisbury CFRPC/FDA Exec Board

Harrison Conyers City of Jacksonville

Curt Cornelssen CBRE-Management Consulting

Larry Dantzler Bay Defense Alliance

Neal Finkelstein Army Research Lab/Team Orlando

Debi Graham Pensacola

Bruce Grant Enterprise Florida, Inc.

Michelle Griggs Enterprise Florida, Inc.

LTG David Huntoon The Principi Group

Tim Jones Cybrix Group/FDA Vice Chair

Steve Kaufman SJK Public Relations/Jax Chamber MIC

Kellie Jo Kilberg FDA Chair

Greg Kiley The Principi Group

Carrie Kyzar Ecology & Environment

Will Leahy South Florida Defense Alliance

Buck MacLaughlin Avon Park Air Force Range

Terry McCaffrey Enterprise Florida, Inc.

Trudy McCarthy Space Coast EDC

Nancy Model Santa Rosa County Grants Office

Chris Moore Bay Defense Alliance

Steve Murray FDVA

Tom Neubauer Bay Defense Alliance

Chuck Nygaard Crowley Maritime

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Agenda: See below

Teleconference Meeting Agenda Dial-in number: 800-501-8979

Access Code: 1869945

(As of: August 24, 2018)

0900 – 0905 Roll Call……….…………………………………….…………..….…Michelle Griggs 0905 – 0910 Opening Remarks………………………………….……………..…..…………Chair 0910 – 0925 Federal Update……………….…….…….……………….……LTG David Huntoon 0925 – 0935 July Base Commanders’ Meeting…………………………………….Bruce Grant 0935 – 0945 ADC Installation Innovation Forum 2019 …….…………..…………Matt Borron . 0945 – 1005 MacDill AFB Health & Wellness…………………….….…….….Curt Cornelssen 1005 – 1015 Mission Sustainment Working Group Update……..….………………Jeff Fanto Oil Drilling Ban Discussions 1015 – 1025 Family Support Working Group Update……………………………Lynn Brannon 1025 – 1035 FDSTF Update/Strategic Plan…………………………….……….Terry McCaffrey 1035 – 1100 Local Defense Community Strategic Discussions…………………..……..Chair

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Northwest Florida o Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton, Okaloosa, and Bay Counties

West Central Florida o Highlands, Polk, Tampa, and Pinellas Counties

South Florida o Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties

East Central Florida o Brevard and Orange Counties

Northeast o Duval and Clay Counties

Scott Sevin 7-Dippity

Eric Sherman DoD

Kay Rasmussen Okaloosa County EDC/Tri-County DSI

Carol Roberts Bay County Chamber of Commerce

Randy Roy NAS Whiting Field

Jennifer Rupert East Central Florida Regional Planning Council

Larry Ventura Homestead ARB

Jana Wibberley Deloitte/Bay County

Kent Wimmer Defenders of Wildlife

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1100 – 1105 Public Comment 1105 – 1115 Closing Comments…………………………….…..……….……….….…..…..Chair 1115 Adjournment……...………………………………….………….………...…….Chair A quorum being present, Michelle Griggs began the call on August 30, 2018 at 9:00 AM EDT. 1) Agenda Item I: Roll Call

Michelle Griggs took roll of members on the call by region.

2) Agenda Item II: Opening Remarks Kellie Jo Kilberg began the call by welcoming members and thanking them for their continued participation in FDA. She thanked Tim Jones for stepping up to take on the role of Vice Chair. She announced that Rita Smith has resigned as Chair of the Family Support Working Group and that Lynn Brannon has stepped up to take over that position.

3) Agenda Item III: Federal Update Lieutenant General David Huntoon reported on current events in Washington, DC including the recent passing of Senator John McCain (noting that Senator Jim Inhofe from Oklahoma will take over as the Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee), the upcoming elections, the defense budget and appropriations, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the study recently completed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on rising national defense spending, upcoming MILCON projects and budgets, off-base funding for infrastructure projects (this project will be run out of OEA), the continuation of filling positions at the DoD and the move forward with the creation of the U.S. Space Force. Greg Kiley briefed on the recent DoD Conference as leaders from DOD, the services, state and local governments, non-governmental organizations, private organizations, and other federal agencies met recently in St. Louis for the 2018 Sustaining Military Readiness Conference. The conference provided a forum for DOD and its partners to discuss ways to enhance military readiness at the military’s installations and ranges through partnerships and planning. All speakers stressed the need for collaboration, communication and coordination going forward, especially on items like oil and gas exploration and drilling in the outer continental shelf and on the endangered species act.

4) Agenda Item IV: MacDill AFB Health & Wellness Curt Cornelssen discussed wellness issues currently plaguing our military service members including the Air Force Smart Fueling Initiative and Healthy Army Communities which focus on increasing health and wellness on military installations. He talked about the obesity issue in the military as well as the Healthy Base Initiative created to combat that issue.

Servicemembers wellness letter to Secretary of Defense Mattis

5) Agenda Item V: ADC Installation Innovation Forum 2019

Matt Borron discussed the upcoming ADC Installation Innovation Forum to be held March 4-6, 2019 in Miami. FDA members can contact him with any success stories from their local bases they’d like to share during the conference. Registration is currently open. More information can be found at https://installationinnovation.org/.

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6) Agenda Item VI: July Base Commanders’ Meeting Bruce Grant discussed the most recent Base Commanders’ Meeting held at SOUTHCOM on July 23rd. These are Governor-held, quarterly meetings and are well attended by all of the base commanders and state agency heads where they can update the Governor on issues such as encroachment, energy resiliency and other issues which impact their bases. The Governor’s intent at these meetings is to solve problems, so when an issue is brought up, the Governor turns to his respective state agency head and asks what they can do to help. Many new commanders attended this past meeting and all are always very complimentary on how Florida supports its installations. He noted that he provides updates from the FDA at each of these meetings. If anyone would like the slides from the last meeting, please contact Bruce or Michelle. He updated on the military base protection program which deals with non-conservation encroachment threats, as DEO has completed polling and sending letters to all of the base commanders asking about their non-conservation threats. This poll did not include NSA Orlando or SOUTHCOM, but has since been remedied so that all threats can be placed on a list to be funded in the future. The Task Force and the Defense Grant Programs are currently under an OPPAGA review. OPPAGA is an arm of the legislature which is doing an audit and reviews the efficiency and effectiveness of the grant programs. They have reached out to some FDA members to ask opinions and their review is ongoing. We expect the final report sometime in November or early December.

7) Agenda Item VII: Mission Sustainment Working Group Update/Oil Drilling Ban Discussions Carrie Kyzar spoke about offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico which threatens the Gulf Range. This issue is gaining steam and we need to organize and develop a plan to get the word out on the impact to our military ranges and range network. A small group of FDA members met earlier this week to organize thoughts and forge a preliminary path forward on this campaign. Their initial plan is three fold:

(1) Devise a coordinated and purposeful letter campaign (not a form letter)

(2) Walk the halls of Tallahassee, your local government, getting the word out to leadership in

our state

(3) Conferences (not only in Florida, but anywhere nationwide). Getting this topic on agendas,

on panels, having talking points prepared and talking with people at conference to highlight

this issue.

To begin, they’d like to gather information from the group and are requesting information from fellow FDA members such as who has drafted letters on this topic, who sent them and who were they sent to? Please forward this information to Carrie Kyzar by September 12th at: Carrie K. Kyzar, Operations Manager/Planner Ecology and Environment, Inc. 700 South Palafox, Suite 100, Pensacola, FL 32502 Phone: 850-435-8925 x 4308 • Cell: 850-393-1161 ckyzar@ene.com • www.ene.com They follow up with a conference call on Wednesday, September 19th, which is open to anyone who wants to participate in this offshore drilling campaign. They are looking to work with a PR group to push this agenda and give it more media attention. Kay Rasmussen commented that in regards to the local defense communities, the Tri-County Defense Support Initiatives committee has been actively taking a position of advocating for the

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federal waters in the eastern gulf. Recently, their Chairman wrote a letter specific to the Eglin Test and Training Range from the military perspective. This letter was distributed across the state via multiple media outlets and was shared both by the FDA and the FDSTF email distribution. The letter can be read here. Kellie Jo Kilberg, Chair also commented that the FDA works with The Principi Group to ensure that these letters are making their way to the federal level and receiving coverage in Washington, DC.

8) Agenda Item VIII: Family Support Working Group Update Lynn Brannon reported that she’s excited to be the Chair of the FSWG. She briefed about her background with the military and family programs and talked about implementation of programs to increase the readiness level of the force. She is meeting next week to build the State’s Strategic Plan created on how they would like to implement the strategies in Florida. They will also focus on education, transportation, mental health and substance abuse, communications, jobs and employment and adverse health behaviors. They plan on working with the Defense State Liaison Office to implement these policies and programs.

9) Agenda Item IX: FDSTF Update Terry McCaffrey briefed on TF members, noting that Representative Jay Trumbull is the new Chair and Colonel Jim Heald is the newest appointee to the TF. He noted that the September TF meeting is a closed session strategic planning workshop which is not open to the public. The calendar of 2019 meeting dates and locations is posted on the website at: https://www.enterpriseflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/FDSTF-Planning-Calendar-Final-2019-Mtg-Dates.pdf. The FDA will meet in conjunction with the TF in Tallahassee in May 2019 and in Tampa in November 2019. He briefed about the FY18-19 TF grants, which total $1,329,000. The grant application for FY 19-20 is currently on the website at: https://www.tfaforms.com/4680176. The deadline to submit the application is September 7, 2018.

10) Agenda Item X: Local Defense Community Strategic Discussions Debi Graham from the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce reported that they are kicking off their West Florida Defense Alliance during the Chamber’s Annual Meeting mid-September. They have identified several projects on which they will be working. Randy Roy from NAS Whiting Field reported that they will soon be closing on approximately 800 acres with assistance from the REPI funds. They have partnered with the State, County Trust for Lands, Division of Forestry which will protect about 800 acres that also serves for conservation purposes and protects their flight missions. Nancy Model from the Santa Rosa County Grants Office reported that in July the Triumph Board awarded $8.5 million for development of the first 40 acres of infrastructure for the Whiting Aviation Park adjacent to NAS Whiting Field. This project has been in the works since 2003. Kay Rasmussen from the Okaloosa County EDC/Tri-County Defense Support Initiatives clarified that the DSI is not only advocating on the local and state level, but also at the federal level. The paper referenced earlier advocating for the MML extension, as well as the Gulf Range Infrastructure Enhancement Plan are available on the DSI webpage. The DSI has started to engage in a community outreach effort regarding Amendment 9, to prohibit drilling in the state waters. They are currently developing an outreach campaign with community partners and will share its progress as it advances. The DSI is focusing and advocating for the hypersonics in the Gulf Test and Training Range, specifically the testing and development of hypersonics and their requirements to use the Range. The Tri-County Community Partnership Initiative is a tri-county community based organization that develops partnership opportunities between the military and community. Their most recent meeting with military leadership focused on the many

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opportunities for increased collaboration and partnership opportunities and in particular, health, wellness and medical issues. Tom Neubauer of the Bay Defense Alliance reported the leadership team at NSA Panama City and key tenant commands led by the surface warfare center is moving forward on the formation of an innovation cell focusing on exhibitionary warfare in an effort to leverage Navy expertise and local talent identified through programs at Gulf State College and FSU. Commander Brian Laidlaw is the new commander at the 325th Fighter Wing. An Environmental Impact Statement has been contracted and the Site Activation Task Force efforts are now in play in preparation for the arrival of the MQ-9 wing at Tyndall AFB. The Community is preparing by conducting an updated study on the Bay County Community Capacity Analysis which demonstrates the ability as a community to accommodate a surge of growth. The Chamber of Commerce, over the summer, organized a group of 22 community leaders and took them on a civic leader tour to Holloman AFB to visit the MQ-9 formal training unit to learn more about what’s important to pilots and operators as they move throughout their careers and to different locations. Bay County has recently been award by OEA a contract to complete a Joint Land Use Study. Recently, members of the Bay Defense Alliance participated in a civic tour hosted General Shaughnessy and traveled to Colorado, California, Alaska and Canada. Jennifer Codo-Salisbury from the Central Florida Regional Planning Council reported that they have hired a full-time Sentinel Landscape Coordinator, Chad Allison. Buck MacLaughlin of the Avon Park Air Force Range attended the conference in St. Louis earlier this month and much was talked about partnerships and collaborations focusing on Sentinel Landscapes. With assistance from the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, they expect to close a 5,000 acre conservation easement in October. Tim Jones reported on activities at MacDill AFB including the renovations on a new simulator. He reminded everyone to compile their hurricane preparedness kits together. CENTCOM recently competed a capability collaboration with industry at SOFWERX for advanced mission capabilities for the MC-130 and AC-130. On September 5th and 6th there is an event on next generation information and identification awareness which will focus on areas such as face recognition, nanotechnology, interconnected home devices and autonomous vehicles, and many others. On October 3rd, there will be a seminar on illicit finance which will focus on fraud and money tracking. The Tampa Bay Defense Alliance will be electing new officers on September 17th. Will Leahy from the South Florida Defense Alliance reported that Colonel Garfield will be replaced by Colonel David Tipperario as the Wing Commander of the 482nd at Homestead ARB. Colonel Vito Ecklund recently retired as the deputy commander from SOCSOUTH and is now working with the South Florida Defense Alliance. Jonathan Borgert briefed that on June 5th SOUTHCOM brought in a new commander, Brigadier General Antonio Fletcher. The issue with the construction on the control entry gate at HARB is moving forward slowly. The Wings Over Homestead Airshow will be on November 3rd and 4th. The South Dade Chamber Military Affairs Committee Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, October 5th. This is their biggest fundraiser which will raise approximately $30,000 that will be placed back into military programs and used during the year. Trudy McCarthy from the Space Coast EDC reported on leadership changes as on August 23rd Brigadier General Doug Scheiss has taken over for Brigadier General Monteith. The space coast will be hosting the Florida Defense Support Task Force for their November meeting. On October 17th the EDC will hold their Annual Meeting and will be a celebration of our military and will focus on highlighting 20 years of advocating for our military installations. Neal Finkelstein mentioned the Florida Simulation Summit will be held next week at the Orange County Convention Center.

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Harrison Conyers from the City of Jacksonville reported on funding for Mayport which will prepare them for the incoming LCSs. They are working on three encroachment deals at outlying field Whitehouse. They are working on partnering with the marine corps at Blount Island on encroachment issues in that area. F-35Cs are currently flying out of NAS Jacksonville as they are working on training exercises. There is a change of command at the Army Corps of Engineers as Colonel Andrew Kelly takes over for Colonel Jason Kirk.

11) Agenda Item XI: Public Comment No public comments were made at this time.

12) Agenda Item XII: Closing Comments Bruce Grant reminded FDA members that the Task Force has a role in prioritizing all of those different parcels of non-conservation land that are possible encroachment threats and there are still a number of other properties on that list. Currently this program has no funding. Staff is working with the Task Force and others to let the legislature know that money is needed for those parcels. Kellie Jo Kilberg, Chair, reminded everyone that the next FDA in-person meeting will meet in Cocoa Beach on Wednesday, November 14th. More information will come out as time nears.

The conference call was adjourned at 10:47 AM EDT.

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Minutes for the Florida Defense Alliance Bi-Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 14, 2018

The Florida Defense Alliance of Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) held a meeting from 8:00 AM EST- 4:11 PM EST. Present at the Meeting: First Name Last Name Organization Chad Allison Central Florida Regional Planning Council Matt Borron Association of Defense Communities Lynn Brannon Building Healthy Military Communities Jim Breitenfeld The Principi Group Richard Carey Interior Fusion, LLC George Cheros National Center for Simulation Daniel Ciuro Space Coast Defense Alliance Jennifer Codo-Salisbury Central Florida Regional Planning Council Harrison Conyers City of Jacksonville Military Affairs Kandi Debus US Navy – Navy Region Southeast Chip Diehl Florida Defense Support Task Force Jeff Fanto 96th Civil Engineer Group Ryan Fierst Department of Economic Opportunity Debi Graham Greater Pensacola Chamber Bruce Grant Enterprise Florida, Inc. Michelle Griggs Enterprise Florida, Inc. Pamela Gunthorpe EDC of the Space Coast Jim Heald InDyne, Inc./FDSTF Robert Hughes Office of Energy Assurance Paul Hirsch Madison Government Affairs, Inc. David Huntoon The Principi Group Mike Jones Tampa Bay Defense Alliance Tim Jones Tampa Bay Defense Alliance Steve Kaufman SJK Public Relations Kellie Jo Kilberg Kilberg & Associates Greg Kiley The Principi Group Jim Kuzma Space Florida

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Will Leahey South Florida Defense Alliance Carol Lucius US Navy Family Support Programs Terry McCaffrey Enterprise Florida, Inc. Trudy McCarthy EDC of the Space Coast Liz Miller Department of Economic Opportunity Cassie Muffley NSA Orlando & Naval Ordinance Test Unit Chuck Nygaard Crowley Maritime Lisa Pappas SJK Public Relations

Kay Rasmussen EDC Okaloosa County/Defense Support Initiatives Committee

Eric Sherman DOD OUSD P&R, Defense State Liaison Office Katie Smith Department of Economic Opportunity Glenn Spears The Principi Group David Sullivan Crowley Maritime Donna Valin Office of the Attorney General Larry Ventura Homestead Air Reserve Base Chris Weber FACC FLNG Kent Wimmer Defenders of Wildlife

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Semi- Annual Meeting Agenda Courtyard by Marriott Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach, FL

November 14, 2018_____________________ 0800-1700 EST 0800-0815 Welcome Remarks/Introductions

Kellie Jo Kilberg

0815-0855 Washington DC Update

General Huntoon

0855-0915 0915-0945 0945-1000 1000-1020 1020-1040

Election and Gulf Range Update US Air Force OEA Energy Resiliency Update ADC Installation Innovation Forum 2019 Break Space Florida Partnership

Greg Kiley Robert Hughes Matt Borron Jim Kuzma

1040-1055 1055-1110 1110-1125 1125-1145 1145-1315

MBP and Legislative Discussion FDSTF Update Micro-Reactors Military Veterans Assistance Program Lunch

Bruce Grant Terry McCaffrey Tim Jones Donna Valin

1315-1500 Working Groups Meet • Mission Sustainment • Family Support

Jeff Fanto Lynn Brannon

1500-1520 1520-1540 1540-1600

DRG/DIG Grants Tyndall Rebuild Update Working Groups’ Report / FDA Discussion • Mission Sustainment • Family Support

DEO Tom Neubauer Jeff Fanto Lynn Brannon

1600-1645 Economic Development Community Significant Current Initiative Update

• South Florida o Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties

• Northwest o Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton, Okaloosa, and Bay

Counties • Northeast

o Duval and Clay Counties • East Central Florida

Local Defense Partners

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o Brevard and Orange Counties • West Central Florida

o Highlands, Polk, Tampa, and Pinellas Counties

1645-1655 Next Meeting Planning There will be an FDA teleconference on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 0900 EST. The next in-person FDA meeting is Wednesday, May 15, 2019, Tallahassee, Florida

Kellie Jo Kilberg

1655-1700 Closing Comments/Adjourn

Kellie Jo Kilberg

1830-2030 FDA / Florida Defense Support Task Force No-Host Dinner – Brano’s Italian Grill 3680 N. Atlantic Ave. Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

Thank you to our Refreshment Sponsor: BREVARD ACHIEVEMENT CENTER

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A quorum being present, Chairman Kellie Jo Kilberg began the meeting on November 14, 2018 at 8:00 AM EST.

I. Agenda Item I: Welcome & Introductions Chairman Kellie Jo Kilberg welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending. Introductions were made around the room. She thanked the Brevard Achievement Center for the Beverage Station sponsorship. Daniel Ciuro, Chair of the Space Coast Defense Alliance, welcomed the FDA and discussed briefly the partnership between the Alliance and the organizations in Brevard County.

II. Agenda Item II: Washington, DC Update Lieutenant General David Huntoon reported on current events in Washington, DC including the Department of Defense’s (DoD) budget ($733 billion), the Budget Control Act, Hurricane Michael’s damage to NSA Panama City and to Tyndall Air Force Base and the intent, commitment and support to rebuild Tyndall AFB over the next several years, The Principi Group’s (TPG) recent visits to Fort Walton Beach, MacDill AFB and Avon Park Air Force Range, TPG’s recent participation in the Association of Defense Community’s and DoD’s conferences, the confirmation by the Senate of Robert McMahon as the new Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, the GAO’s report on the use of Inter-Governmental Service Agreements (IGSA), the newly released Industrial Base Study, the concept of the Space Force and National Space Council and Representative Adam Smith who is the new Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

III. Agenda Item III: Election and Gulf Range Update Greg Kiley discussed the outcomes of the many of the recent mid-term elections noting that Democrats did well in the suburbs while Republicans were supported by mostly blue-collar workers. He reported on the split Congress and new Armed Services Committee Chairs and their intentions for a BRAC, the House Appropriations Committee and the moratorium on drilling on Florida’s Gulf Coast and its expiration in 2022.

IV. Agenda Item IV: US Air Force OAE Energy Resiliency Update Robert Hughes, Air Force Office of Energy Assurance, presented on energy assurance for Air Force Installations. He discussed the many threats which could compromise missions stating that a well-orchestrated attack (physical or cyber) could cripple the electric system, causing tremendous economic damage, placing the country’s vulnerable population at risk and compromising the Air Force’s ability to conduct its mission. He discussed mission assurance through energy assurance noting that energy goals are to improve resiliency, optimize demand and assure supply. Energy assurance involves activities across the operational and installation spectrums designed to ensure the Air Force has the energy when and where it is needed to ensure it can accomplish its mission. He also discussed the Office of Energy Assurance’s mission and vision, the approaches taken to reach their many goals and their partnerships within the installation, in the community and within the industry.

V. Agenda Item V: ADC Installation Innovation Forum 2019 Matt Borron, Association of Defense Communities, reported on ADC’s upcoming Installation Innovation Forum in Miami on March 4th through 6th, 2019. This event focuses on how to develop partnerships and will spotlight innovation in Florida. They are also still looking for sponsors. He also discussed the new Defense Community Infrastructure Program

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which was recently passed that is a grant program through DoD through the Office of Economic Adjustment to give matching grants to communities for off-base infrastructure projects which support the base.

VI. Agenda Item VI: Space Florida Partnership Jim Kuzma, Space Florida, presented an update on Space Florida noting that there are some tools which they’ve used effectively at the Cape and hope to use in other parts of the state, such as the Space Port Authority. They have many ports around the state of Florida and can sponsor different types of operations. He discussed the network of space ports in Florida such as Cecil Space Port.

He discussed how the Florida Spaceport Improvement Program, funded from FY2012 to FY 2018, impacts over 1,200 jobs and is an approximately $500 million total investment. Cape Canaveral is experiencing growth issues as the 45th Space Wing continues its drive for 48 launches from commercial corporations such as SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin.

VII. Agenda Item VII: MBP and Legislative Discussion Bruce Grant discussed the MBP programs which will fund the FDA through an agreement between EFI and DEO and will also fund prioritized non-conservation lands. He also discussed proposed Military Friendly Legislation for the upcoming 2019 Session including issues such as service members’ security deposits and the ability to break leases, the protection of state-purchased military-buffering lands from future tax deed sales and from incompatible development, to name a few. He also discussed legislation which includes a fiscal impact such as providing transportation relief for service members by establishing a pilot military discount program in Miami to exempt certain service members from tolls, allowing unexpended funds previously provided to DEP for 3 specific non-conservation properties to be applied to other Tier 1 properties as designated by DEO and approved by the Florida Defense Support Task Force and providing recurring funding for Military Base Protection Program in order to acquire military buffering land/easements on non-conservation lands.

VIII. Agenda Item VIII: FDSTF Update Terry McCaffrey updated the FDA on the membership of the Task Force (TF) noting that Representative Clay Ingram has termed out of the Florida House of Representatives and thus has termed off of the TF. Representative Holly Raschein’s appointment to the TF has expired and they are waiting on a re-appointment from either the Governor’s Office or the Speaker of the House. He discussed some items on which the TF is working such as the Strategic Planning Workshop which was conducted in September to adjust focus and possibly pursue some structural changes; An Advocacy RFP which was released in October was responded to by five firms and selected firms will present at the January 2019 TF meeting; The Task Force Approved their 2019 Meeting Schedule which is posted on their website; They are in the process of developing a 2019 session Legislative slate; and the Task Force visited Tyndall AFB post-hurricane after VP Pence promised a full rebuild. Regarding FY2019-2020 TF Grants, they are currently entertaining emergency grants from Bay County due to Hurricane Michael which could support Tyndall or NSA Panama City. They received six grant applications worth $1.6 million for FY 19-20 funding.

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IX. Agenda Item IX: Micro-Reactors Tim Jones, Cybrix Group, Inc., led a discussion on small modular reactors (SMR) first talking about their history, then noting that the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Secretary of Energy to develop a report to describe requirements for a pilot program for micro-reactors. A small modular reactor is a very small nuclear reactor, less than 300 MW. This source of resilient energy is capable of operating independently and can operate for many years without refueling. He discussed how the SMRs work, what sorts of problems they can solve (such as energy availability, no carbon footprint and security) and the issues they might have.

X. Agenda Item X: Military Veterans Assistance Program Donna Valin from the Office of the Attorney General discussed the Military Veterans Assistance Program to include outreach, education and enforcement and talked in depth about the problems and issues with individuals, companies and fake charities who try and scam veterans. This program fields complaints from veterans and lends them a helping hand to get these issues resolved. Many of those who work for this program are veterans or currently enlisted and can be sympathetic. She also discussed the legal aid network used to provide veterans with pro bono legal counsel and the Veterans Court in Brevard County.

XI. Agenda Item XI: Working Groups Meet The Mission Sustainment and Family Support Working Groups met for separate discussions at this time.

XII. Agenda Item XII: DRG/DIG Grants Ryan Fierst from the Department of Economic Opportunity introduced the new team at DEO who will be working on DRG and DIG grants, Katie Smith, Director of Partnership Engagement, and Liz Miller, who is the new contracts manager. She asked that grantees reach out to her with issues or questions invoices or deliverables as they are working to streamline their grant processes. They will set up a conference call in the near future.

XIII. Agenda Item XIII: Working Groups Report / FDA Discussion Jeff Fanto, chair of the Mission Sustainment Working Group (MSWG), reported to members that their workgroup had a presentation and discussion led by Kent Wimmer from the Defenders of Wildlife on Sentinel Landscapes. They had a great, in-depth discussion on energy exploration and installation energy looking at the Air Force Energy Flight Plan as an example. Also discussed was disaster preparedness and response within the bases and installations and legislative initiatives. Jeff also informed everyone that this is his last meeting at the Chair of the MSWG and that General Mike Jones will be taking his place. Lynn Brannon reported from the Family Support Working Group (FSWG), that Kandi Debus led discussion on the cleanup, issues and needs arising for families in the panhandle due to Hurricane Michael such as housing and child care. Ilario Pantano from America Serves attended the meeting to talk about moving into Florida to provide their services to veterans. Brian Bilski from Military one source reported on what they do in regards to spouse education and continuing education. Eric Sherman discussed some of the top issues such as licensing, advance enrollment and in-state tuition.

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XIV. Agenda Item XIV: Economic Development Community Significant Current Initiative Update Larry Ventura of the Homestead Air Reserve Base reported on their new Wing Commander, new Vice Commander and new Mission Support Group Commander at the base. They had an air show the first week of November which was a great success. Will Leahey from the South Florida Defense Alliance (SFDA) reported on the change of command at USSOUTHCOM; the waiver for the major land acquisition to help the issue of permanent housing and they are currently working on the most cost-effective way to obtain the land; three new members of the SFDA are from Key West to obtain help with issues in Monroe County; SOCSOUTH is looking at land agreements and obtaining more land in the future; SFDA is looking at creating an initiative dealing with sea level rise in South Florida. Debi Graham reported from the Greater Pensacola Chamber on the creation of the West Florida Defense Alliance to battle issues such as energy resiliency, sustainability, disaster recovery and preparedness, to name a few. Kay Rasmussen reported from Okaloosa County on the importance of the passing of Amendment 9; the need to continue to advocate for the Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range; Hurlburt Field’s hurricane relief efforts helping the Tyndall area; and the transportation challenges due to the growth of the communities. Harrison Conyers from the City of Jacksonville reported on the city’s Celebration of Valor events; NS Mayport and the arrival of new ships; the current construction on the Triton hanger which should be completed by late 2012; DIG grant funds to repair roadways and to secure some waterfront property in Mayport village; the change of the Captain of port at the US Coast Guard sector Jacksonville; two properties have been secured at Outlying Field Whitehouse; and additional secured lands and MILCON at NAS Jacksonville. Chuck Nygaard from Crowley Maritime reported on Crowley’s inability to hire former service members from the Navy and Coast Guard due to lack of credentials and the changes needed in the training processes. Paul Hirsch from the EDC of the Space Coast advised on the drive to 48 launches on the Space Coast; proposed MILCON projects in Brevard County for 2019; the costs associated with the launch industry; and that 23 launches are scheduled for FY19 with both SpaceX and ULA. George Cheros from the National Center for Simulation reported on changes of command recently at Team Orlando; the new initiatives coming to central Florida as a result of the increased office space; and the upcoming I/ITSEC modeling and simulation conference in Orlando on November 26th through 30th. Jennifer Codo-Salisbury with the Central Florida Regional Planning Council noted upcoming exercises by the Emerald Warriors and Jaded Thunder at the Avon Park Air Force Range in early 2019; updates on their conservation easements; changes of leadership on local boards; and the hiring of a Program Manager for the Avon Park Sentinel Landscapes. Chad Allison with the Central Florida Regional Planning Council discussed his new position and is working to finalize projects and action plans for the future. Tim Jones from the Tampa Bay Defense Alliance reported on the recent TPG visit to MacDill AFB; he discussed the many different projects and issues on base; the visit to the DUC; the awarding of the Tampa Bay Trophy to Mr. Jack Pulley;

XV. Agenda Item XV: Next Meeting Planning Chairman Kellie Jo Kilberg announced that there will be an FDA teleconference on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 0900 EST. The next in-person FDA meeting is Wednesday, May 15, 2019, Tallahassee, Florida.

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XVI. Agenda Item XVI: Closing Comments/Adjourn Chairman Kellie Jo Kilberg thanked everyone for attending and being engaged and again thanked the Brevard Achievement Center for their sponsorship of our Beverage Station.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:11 PM EST.